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. 1- J. FORREST.

-MEASURING, SAOKING, AND REGISTERING ATTACHMENT FOR GRAIN SEPARATORS No. 310,503. uraf/ Patented Jan. '6, 1885.

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UNITED STATES JAMES Parent F RREST, OF GaAlTD FORKS, DILKGTA TERRITORY.

MEASURING, SACKING, AND REGISTERING ATTACHMENT FOR GRAlN-SEPARATGRS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 2T0. 310,508, dated January 6, 1885.

Application filed April 3, 1884.

To an whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jaime FORREST, of Grand Forks,in the county of Grand Forks and the Territory of Dakota, h. ve invented certain new and useful Improvements in Measuring, Sucking, and Registering Attachments for Grain-Separators, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a front elevation of my improvement shown as applied to a grain-separator. Fig. 2 is asectional side elevation of the same in part. Fig. 3 is a sectional front elevation of the same, taken through theline mm, Fig. 2. Fig. at is a front elevation of the first registering-wheel. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the register, the first and second wheels being shown in section. Fig. 6 is a rear sectional elevation of the same, taken through theline y y, Fig. 5.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the measuring, sacking, and registering of grain as it comes from a separator, and also to avoid the necessity of refanning the grain.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and combination of various parts of the attachment, as will be hereinafter fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

A represents an ordinary grain-separator.

B represents an elevator by which the grain is taken from the discharge-spout G of the separatorA and discharged into abox, D, secured to the side of the said separator A. The box Dis open at its ends, hasan opening, E, in the center of its top to r ceive the grain from the.

elevator 13,,and two openings, F, in the end parts of its bottom, in which are secured two spouts, G, to receive the sacks into which the grain is to be put. ihe box 1) should be socured to the separator A at such a height that the bottoms of the sacks will rest upon the ground, while their months are upon the lower parts of the spouts G.

Into thebox Dis fitted a measure, H, which is divided by a central partition into two compartments, H HF, of such a size that each will hold exactly a half-bushel. The measure H is open at top and bottom, the openings being of the same size as the top and bottom openings of the box 1), as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

(Model) T is a lever, which is pivoted at a little dis tance from its upper end to the front of the box D, and is connected at its upper end by a link, .T, or other suitable connection, with the upper end of the lever K. The lever K is pivoted at a little distance from its upper end to the front of the box 1), and is connected at its lower end by rod, L, or other suitable connection, with the lower part of the side of the measure ii, the said connection passing through a slot, M, in the forward side of the box D. The lover I is .iept in place against the front of the box D, and'its movement is limited by a keeper, IT, attached to the said front of the box D. With this construction, as each compartment of the measure H becomes full, the lever T is operated to bring the full compartment over its discharge-opening, and allow the grain to iiow through the dischargespout G into the sack placed upon the said spout. As each sack becomes filled, it is removed and replaced by an cmptysack. To the lever i, near its pivot, is pivoted the end of a short connecting-bar, 0, the other end of which is pivoted to the end of an elbow ever, P, the other end of which is pivoted to the outer end of the large pivot-bolt Q, secured to the side of the box D.

To the projecting angle ofthe lever P is piw oted a pawl, 13-, the engaging end of which is held forward by a spring, S, attached to the said lever, against the teeth of the ratchet wheel T, formed upon or attached to the first rcgisterwheel, U. The ratchet-wheel T is made with ten teeth, and upon the rim of the wheelUarc formed the nine significant figures and a cioher zero, in regular succession. The wheel U revolves upon the pivot-bolt Q, and upon its rear side is for1ned,or to it is attached, a keeper, V, in which is placed a ra dial bolt, .7. The belt "V is held inward by a spring, X, attached to the rear side of the wheel U, and its inner end is beveled and rests in a groove, Y, formed in a pivot-bolt, Q, and which extends through nine-tenths of the circumference of the said pivot-bolt, a section, '27, of one-tenth of said circumference being left to serve as a cam to force the sliding bolt TV outward andcause outer end to engage with the intcrna-lteeth of the ratchetwheel a of the second register-wheel Tl. Each register-wheel U, except the last, is made with a keeper, V,

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and sliding bolt XV, to ride in a groove, 3', in I claim as new, and desire to s cure by Letters the pivot-bolt Q, and be forced outward by a cam, Z, to engage with the teeth of the ratchetwheel a of the next wheel U, so that each succeeding wheel U will be revolved through onetenth of a revolution by the revolution of the preceding wheel, each of the ratchet-wheels a being made with ten teeth. Each of the wheels Uhas the nine significant figures and a zero formed upon it in regular order. The wheels U are covered by a cap, I), which has a slot, 0, formed in it to allow the numerals upon the wheels U to be seen, as shown in Fig. 2. \Vitlr this construction,when the wheels U come into the position shown in Fig. 2, the figures will show that sixteen hundred and sixtyiivc bushels have been measured and sacked.

Another advantage of this construction is that the grain will be all the time covered during its passage from the dischargespout of the separator to the sacks, so that it will be kept clean from chaii, dust, and straw, and will not have to be rcfanned to make it ready for market.

Having thus described my lllYOlltlOll,\Vhlil I Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the box D, measure H, and levers I K, of the elbow-lever ll,

spring-pawl lt- S, ratchetwheel 'l, the series of wheels U, provided with spring-held sliding bolts W and ratchetwheels a, and pivot-bolt (Q having groovesY and canis Z, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the quantity of grain measured and sacked will be accurately registered, as set forth.

2. In anieasuring, sacking, and registering attachment for graiirser arators, the register,

constructed substantially as herein shown and described, and consisting of the wheels U, pro 1 vidcd with ratchet-wheels a and spring-held sliding bolts Ti the pivot-bolt Q, provided with grooves Y and cams 7, and the ratchet wheel ll, pawl l elbow-lever l, and operafing-lcver l, as forth.

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